Cricket Thread

[beehive_bob]

Certainly not a typical Headingley wicket. Holding on to the hope that there's so little in the pitch that even Jasprit will struggle to get something out of it...when we eventually get to bat! India haven't gone big on spin which may also be a factor but obviously we need to counter Jadeja's wiliness. Tomorrow's another day...

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Yep 600+ probably cricketers now can go into 20/20 anytime they want these younger cricketers have no fear!

Declaration at between 600 and 650. The game will be gone from England by tomorrow evening (at the latest). Then it's a question of how well England bat against a useful Indian bowling attack, to simply hold the fort.
Gulp…

 

[xgorton]

Just like the football team,crap.

 

[KS55]

My forecast of 295/4 at close, issued just after the toss proved rather optimistic from an England pov.

 

[waspish]

Declaration at between 600 and 650. The game will be gone from England by tomorrow evening (at the latest). Then it's a question of how well England bat against a useful Indian bowling attack, to simply hold the fort.
Gulp…

Must be rain on the way

 

[ancoats]

Must be rain on the way

England's SAVING grace is the weather later on tomorrow

India produces some cricketers

 

[Earlyriser]

Just like the football team,crap.

With football we blame the Manager. In cricket we blame the Captain

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Not arguing that - who gets in with one of them (Not Anderson)?

I’d presume Atkinson will come in for Tongue.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

At least Lancs look to be heading towards what can't be far off a record victory margin for them. Have we quietly assembled a half decent T20 side here?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

At least Lancs look to be heading towards what can't be far off a record victory margin for them. Have we quietly assembled a half decent T20 side here?

They’re trying their best to allow Derbyshire back into the game, but surely they can’t mess up from here.

 

[Corky]

Lanky on steroids.

Gooch was getting hammered for 2 days in 1990 for putting India in to bat in the first test, but neither side batted twice. It was always going to be a good wicket today but Stokes gambled on early wickets with an initial green top that didn't materialise. There is a possibility of losing up to 4 sessions, but the draw is a clear 2nd favourite to the India win nevertheless.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Well this is going well.
Come on rain!


Sky has turned into Indian TV.
Yep, they're v good, but the fawning is at ridiculous levels.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Must be rain on the way

Pray for it.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

I just switched on the cricket , did I see a froward roll in celebration ? Wanker if he did it!!

 

[discopop]

Decent fight back

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Mad decision to bowl first, especially given there’s thunder around tomorrow.

Bump.

Can see Bumrah having a Michelle Pfeiffer by tea if the clouds stick around.

 

[waspish]

We get them out for 500 means we will have to bat for 5 sessions to be near them that’s going 3.5 and over we could go 5 an over but we will have to bat out of our skin

 

[ancoats]

Certainly not a typical Headingley wicket. Holding on to the hope that there's so little in the pitch that even Jasprit will struggle to get something out of it...when we eventually get to bat! India haven't gone big on spin which may also be a factor but obviously we need to counter Jadeja's wiliness. Tomorrow's another day...

The Pressure of batting 2nd with runs on the board by India holds the key to England getting a draw out of this test,
We have seen it time and time again, England fold like a pack of cards under pressure.

Crazy to win the toss and bowl by Stokes, it's looking like India will not need to bat again with a 500 on the board
So they can attack England early and let our batsmen get out with a sloppy shot,

 

[Djibrilshairdo]

Feeling India won’t need to bat again in this match and Bumrah with a 10fer.

 

[BringBackSwales]

England's SAVING grace is the weather later on tomorrow

India produces some cricketers

It will need to rain heavily for 2 or 3 days ancoats. The weather and darkness now makes a bigger nonsense of the decision to bowl yesterday. Significantly the best weather of the 5 days was yesterday